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Burmese pythons have wiped out 98 percent of Florida’s opossums, so scientists are now strapping GPS collars onto the survivors and letting the snakes eat them, becau…

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...
The Cool Down

Cyclist spots alligator chomping giant Burmese python, then swimming off with the catch

A video of an alligator in the Florida Everglades biting into an invasive Burmese python and then swimming off with the snake ...
Discover Wildlife

"It kills prey by wrapping around its body and squeezing until the victim has a heart attack…" The 10 most dangerous, deadliest animals in Borneo

Discover nature’s top – most lethal – killers; World's 11 deadliest sea creatures: Meet the most dangerous animals in the ...

Meet a scientist tracking invasive reptiles, and even their parasites

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...

This Massive Snake Swallowed a 150-Pound Hyena Whole

A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...

Help wanted: Full-time python hunters get paid for eliminating snakes

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...
Discover Wildlife

10 toilet-dwelling animals – "It was yanking very hard. I felt as though my penis had been severed..."

if answering the call of nature becomes an encounter with nature, remember, the animals are just as surprised to see you as ...
USA Today

Hunting pythons in Florida requires knowing more than you think

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...